Report: Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds stepping down

Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds will announce Tuesday afternoon that he will step down next August after 32 years in the position, three well-connected sources told the Austin American-Statesman on Monday.

In this photo taken Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, University of Texas athletics director DeLoss Dodds, foreground, explains the workings of the stadium security video monitor area before a Longhorns NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas. In the background, officer W.R. Pieper views a myriad of camera angles around the stadium. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)

Dodds, 76, will announce his retirement after vigorously denying a report earlier this month that he would leave his job before the end of this year. Dodds will stay on through Aug. 31, 2014, and will remain on as a consultant through 2015. Dodds could not be reached for comment.